U.S. v. DÍAZ-MALDONADO

No. 12-1513.

727 F.3d 130 (2013)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Christian DÍAZ-MALDONADO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

August 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Rigat , for appellant.

Jacqueline D. Novas-Debien , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Juan Carlos Reyes-Ramos , Assistant United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before HOWARD, LIPEZ, and KAYATTA, Circuit Judges.


KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Christian Díaz-Maldonado ("Díaz"), a Commonwealth corrections officer, on drug and weapons charges after he provided security for a 2009 drug transaction staged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of a sting operation. Díaz now appeals, primarily arguing that the district court improperly prevented him from presenting an entrapment defense, but also challenging...

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